Hurdles ahead as Philippines' Marcos Jr begins six-year presidency

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MANILA: Ferdinand Marcos Jr starts his six-year term as Philippines president on Thursday (Jun 30) facing a host of challenges, from rising inflation and COVID-19 pandemic recovery to bala

on Thursday facing a host of challenges, from rising inflation and COVID-19 pandemic recovery to balancing relations between competing superpowers the United States and China.

Having promised during the campaign to halve the cost of rice, the national staple, Marcos Jr has appointed himself agriculture minister, citing the urgent need to boost farm production to strengthen food security and also keep food prices under control. The Marcos Jr team has said that it was open to tapping private funds for infrastructure and would continue his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte's pandemic-delayed"Build, Build, Build" programme.

 

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